Order of Stephen Hunter Books
Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter is famous for his novels featuring both Bob Lee Swagger and Earl Swagger, and the apparent new hero Ray Cruz. One of Hunter’s books, Point of Impact, was made into the movie “Shooter”.
Below is the order of all of Stephen Hunter’s novels:
Publication Order of Bob Lee Swagger Books
| Point of Impact | (1993) |    |
| Black Light | (1996) | |
| Time to Hunt | (1998) | |
| The 47th Samurai | (2007) | |
| Night of Thunder | (2008) | |
| I, Sniper | (2009) | |
| Dead Zero | (2010) | |
| The Third Bullet | (2013) | |
| Sniper's Honor | (2014) | |
| G-Man | (2017) | |
| Game of Snipers | (2019) | |
| Targeted | (2022) | |
| The standalone Dirty White Boys should be read prior to Black Light.After Time To Hunt you should read the Earl Swagger trilogy. | ||
Publication Order of Earl Swagger Books
| Hot Springs | (2000) | |
| Pale Horse Coming | (2001) | |
| Havana | (2003) | |
| The Bullet Garden | (2023) | |
Chronological Order of Earl Swagger Books
| The Bullet Garden | (2023) | |
| Hot Springs | (2000) | |
| Pale Horse Coming | (2001) | |
| Havana | (2003) | |
Publication Order of Ray Cruz Books
| Dead Zero | (2010) | |
| Soft Target | (2011) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Master Sniper | (1980) | |
| The Second Saladin | (1982) | |
| The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies | (1985) | |
| Target | (1985) | |
| The Day Before Midnight | (1989) | |
| Dirty White Boys | (1994) | |
| I, Ripper | (2015) | |
| Basil's War | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match | (2014) | |
| Citadel | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Violent Screen: A Critic's 13 Years on the Front Lines of Movie Mayhem | (1995) | |
| Now Playing at the Valencia: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Essays on Movies | (2005) | |
| American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill Harry Truman--and the Shoot-out that Stopped It | (2005) | |
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
| Elvis Cole and Joe Pike | (2022) | |
| Jack Taylor | (2022) | |
| Jack Reacher | (2022) | |
| Charlie Parker | (2022) | |
| Hieronymus Bosch | (2022) | |
| Lincoln Rhyme | (2022) | |
| Alex Delaware | (2022) | |
| Tess Monaghan | (2022) | |
| Charlie Resnick | (2022) | |
| Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus | (2022) | |
| Inspector Morse | (2022) | |
| Dismas Hardy | (2022) | |
| Bob Lee Swagger | (2022) | |
| Aloysius X. L. Pendergast | (2022) | |
| Spenser | (2022) | |
| Charlotte and Thomas Pitt | (2022) | |
| John Rebus | (2022) | |
| Mallory | (2022) | |
| Jane Whitefield | (2022) | |
| Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile | (2022) | |
| Precious Ramotswe | (2022) | |
| Maisie Dobbs | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| The Book of Virtue | (2012) | |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich | (2012) | |
| The Book Thing | (2012) | |
| The Book Case | (2012) | |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice | (2012) | |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark | (2012) | |
| The Final Testament | (2013) | |
| Rides a Stranger | (2013) | |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead | (2013) | |
| The Book of Ghosts | (2013) | |
| The Compendium of Srem | (2014) | |
| What's in a Name? | (2014) | |
| Remaindered | (2014) | |
| The Sequel | (2014) | |
| The Gospel of Sheba | (2014) | |
| The Nature of My Inheritance | (2014) | |
| It's in the Book | (2014) | |
| The Scroll | (2014) | |
| The Book of the Lion | (2015) | |
| The Little Men | (2015) | |
| Condor in the Stacks | (2015) | |
| Mystery, Inc. | (2015) | |
| Every Seven Years | (2015) | |
| From the Queen | (2015) | |
| The Travelling Companion | (2016) | |
| Citadel | (2016) | |
| Reconciliation Day | (2016) | |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing | (2016) | |
| The Haze | (2016) | |
| Hoodoo Harry | (2017) | |
| The Pretty Little Box | (2018) | |
| Seven Years | (2018) | |
| The Hemingway Valise | (2018) | |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | (2018) | |
| The Dark Door | (2022) | |
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| The Book of Virtue | (2012) | |
| The Scroll | (2014) | |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich | (2012) | |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice | (2012) | |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark | (2012) | |
| Seven Years | (2018) | |
| The Book Thing | (2012) | |
| The Book of Ghosts | (2013) | |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead | (2013) | |
| The Final Testament | (2013) | |
| Rides a Stranger | (2013) | |
| What's in a Name? | (2014) | |
| It's in the Book | (2014) | |
| The Nature of My Inheritance | (2014) | |
| Remaindered | (2014) | |
| The Compendium of Srem | (2014) | |
| The Gospel of Sheba | (2014) | |
| The Sequel | (2014) | |
| The Book of the Lion | (2015) | |
| The Little Men | (2015) | |
| From the Queen | (2015) | |
| Every Seven Years | (2015) | |
| Citadel | (2016) | |
| Condor in the Stacks | (2015) | |
| Mystery, Inc. | (2015) | |
| The Travelling Companion | (2016) | |
| The Haze | (2016) | |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing | (2016) | |
| Reconciliation Day | (2016) | |
| Hoodoo Harry | (2017) | |
| The Pretty Little Box | (2018) | |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | (2018) | |
| The Hemingway Valise | (2018) | |
| The Book Case | (2012) | |
| The Dark Door | (2022) | |
Note: The Spanish Gambit was also published as Tapestry of Spies.
If You Like Stephen Hunter Books, You’ll Love…
Stephen Hunter Synopses: The Master Sniper by Stephen Hunter is a standalone title. In the spring of 1945, he has calmly killed hundreds of enemy soldiers in a single battle and thousands of innocent civilians in a single day with a sniper rifle, waiting patiently for the barrel to cool before resuming his craft. In addition, the master sniper Repp is about to complete his final mission, despite the fact that Germany’s enemies have taken over the city and a tired, disorganized group of British and American agents is attempting to prevent him. Because this is the one job that Repp can’t do wrong. He possesses the most potent weapon at this point. He will then commit the ultimate crime with it…
The Second Saladin is a standalone novel by author Stephen Hunter. Paul Chardy and Ulu Beg fought side by side in the Middle Eastern sands tossed by the wind: One was a high-powered, charismatic covert CIA warrior, and the other was a ferocious freedom fighter. Beg was betrayed when Chardy fell into the enemy’s hands. The two men will soon meet again.
In an effort to avenge his people’s betrayal and assassinate a prominent American politician, Beg has crossed the Mexican border in a hail of bullets. Chardy is wanted by the CIA to stop the hit. Chardy is trying to keep Beg alive.
A failed mission, a tragic past, and a woman who knew the two men during the war are all intertwined between them. A web of lies and violence that dates back to the Cold War surrounds both men. A terrible truth, on the other hand, begins to surface as Beg approaches to kill Chardy and breaks free from his handlers: Someone wants the deaths of both men somewhere.
The Day Before Midnight is a standalone novel by Stephen Hunter. Welder Jack Hummel is taken from his suburban Maryland home and taken to the South Mountain MX missile site, a top-secret nuclear complex that has been taken over by paramilitary terrorists. This is the beginning of the countdown.
A half-ton titanium block stands in the way of the commandos’ Uzis and the launch button. They want Jack Hummel to break through it so they can unleash a devastatingly brilliant plot that puts the world in danger of disaster.
While Jack Hummel’s torch burns closer and closer to the launch key, a veteran of the Delta Force and a think-tank defense expert must now enter South Mountain by defeating their own super-security systems and a darkly clever enemy leader. as the time approaches midnight and Armageddon.
I have seen the title “Targeted” by Stephen Hunter on some list. Is it being published?
I’ve seen that too (big Hunter fan). As of now there is no publication date listed for it.
Loved most of the books;
HOWEVER I could got get my arms wrapped around “theThird Bullet”.
Too technical. I quit halfway through (I very rarely do this)
The Spanish Gambit (1985) was also published as Tapestry of Spies.
Thanks!
Great author. His weapons data are very accurate.